MOSS LANDING – Some 1,200 residents were allowed to return home Friday night after they were evacuated a day earlier due to a major fire at the Vistra battery storage plant in Moss Landing.
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Battery storage plant catches fire in California, forcing state’s latest evacuations: ‘This is a disaster’
Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality
A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.
Fire Erupts at Lithium Battery Plant in California
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Fire breaks out at world’s largest battery storage plant in US, forces evacuationsHundreds of people were evacuated as a massive fire broke out at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing, California.
The massive fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage plants in Northern California has shaken a local community worried about possible long-term impacts and brought scrutiny to the emerging industry's safety practices.
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A major fire burning Friday at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke, leading to the evacuation of 1,700 people and the closure of a major highway.
As per analytics firm StrategicRisk, when lithium-ion batteries burn they release “hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride and hydrogen cyanide, as well as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and methane, among other dangerous chemicals.” You definitely don’t want to breathe any of that stuff.
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Lithium battery fire erupts in Moss Landing. Why are these fires so difficult to put out?Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.
Massive fire at California battery plant prompts evacuations and raises concerns about renewable energy storage.
The Moss Landing fire at a lithium battery plant has poured smoke into the sky above Monterey County. The weather service forecasts wind to push it east.
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